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Posted on February 2, 2017 · Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation named Texas as one of ten regions where the agency will test automated vehicle technology. The federal agency says the state’s booming population and economy make it an ideal test site for automated and connected vehicle technology. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss this initiative, the latest […]

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Posted on October 27, 2015 · We talk with Gabe Klein, the former head of Chicago and Washington, D.C.’s transportation departments. He’s in Houston to discuss how large urban areas like Houston can jump-start projects through what he calls “public entrepreneurship” — using the energy and mindset of startup companies to bridge the gap between the public and bureaucracy. He writes about […]

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Posted on May 5, 2015 · California has Silicon Valley. Could Houston become the Silicon Bayou? We discuss efforts to attract tech entrepreneurs here, with Sanjay Parikh of marketing and ad agency Gateway Design, and Hesam Panahi, founder of RED Labs, the University of Houston’s Start-up Accelerator laboratory.

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Posted on July 24, 2014 · The number of startup companies in Houston has exploded in recent years. While many of these startups focus on oil and gas and the medical industries, thereâs also innovation happening in other areas. On this edition of Houston Matters, we examine startups in Houston and whether thereâs life and industry beyond energy and healthcare. Are […]

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Posted on July 24, 2014 · The number of startup companies in Houston has exploded in recent years. While many of these startups focus on oil and gas and the medical industries, there’s also innovation happening in other areas. On this edition of Houston Matters, we examine startups in Houston and whether there’s life and industry beyond energy and healthcare. Are […]